Organizational Dynamics - Human Resource Management Option, M.A.

• This program is currently offered only at the University of Oklahoma's Tulsa campus.

Required Courses

Thesis Option

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Required Courses
ODYN 5153	Design, Evaluation, and Statistics	3
ODYN 5163	Applied Measurement and Analysis	3
Core Courses
Choose two of the following:		6
ODYN 5113	The Psychology of Leadership
ODYN 5123	Survey of Organizational Dynamics
ODYN 5133	Teams and Motivation
Thesis Courses
ODYN 5973	Proposing and Presenting Research	3
ODYN 5980	Research for Master's Thesis	3
Human Resource Management Courses
Choose 12 hours from the following: 1		12
ODYN 5223	Performance Management
ODYN 5233	Training and Career Development
ODYN 5243	Staffing, Selection, and Compensation
ODYN 5253	Organizational Behavior, Change, and Development
ODYN 5263	Human Resource Management Systems and Techniques
ODYN 5283	Employee Health, Safety and Wellness
ODYN 5293	Work and Life Integration
ODYN 5413	Positive People Practices
Alternative Emphasis Courses
Choose 6 hours from one of the following tracks:		6
Project Management
Information Management
Total Credit Hours		36

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Note: Other courses may be substituted for courses from the Human Resources list with approval by the Psychology department and Graduate College. 

Non-Thesis Option

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Required Courses
ODYN 5153	Design, Evaluation, and Statistics	3
ODYN 5163	Applied Measurement and Analysis	3
Core Courses
Choose two of the following:		6
ODYN 5113	The Psychology of Leadership
ODYN 5123	Survey of Organizational Dynamics
ODYN 5133	Teams and Motivation
Non-Thesis Courses
ODYN 5973	Proposing and Presenting Research	3
ODYN 5183	Capstone Project	3
Human Resource Management Courses
Choose 12 hours from the following: 1		12
ODYN 5223	Performance Management
ODYN 5233	Training and Career Development
ODYN 5243	Staffing, Selection, and Compensation
ODYN 5253	Organizational Behavior, Change, and Development
ODYN 5263	Human Resource Management Systems and Techniques
ODYN 5283	Employee Health, Safety and Wellness
ODYN 5293	Work and Life Integration
ODYN 5413	Positive People Practices
Alternative Emphasis Courses
Choose 6 hours from one of the following tracks:		6
Project Management
Information Management
Total Credit Hours		36

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Note: Other courses may be substituted for courses from the Human Resources list with approval by the Psychology department and Graduate College. 

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General Requirements for all Master's Degrees

The master’s degree requires the equivalent of at least two semesters of satisfactory graduate work and additional work as may be prescribed for the degree.

All coursework applied to the master’s degree must carry graduate credit.

Master’s degree programs which require a thesis consist of at least 30 credit hours. All non-thesis master’s degree programs require at least 30 credit hours.

Credit transferred from other institutions must meet specific criteria and is subject to certain limitations.

Courses completed through correspondence study may not be applied to the master’s degree.

To qualify for a graduate degree, students must achieve an overall grade point average of 3.0 or higher in the degree program coursework and in all resident graduate coursework attempted. A student must also have at least a 3.0 in all coursework (including undergraduate coursework if any).

Additional information for master's degree students may be found in the Graduate College Bulletin.

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Alternative Emphasis Course Lists

Project Management

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
ODYN 5313	Planning Processes and Strategy Development	3
ODYN 5323	The Psychology and Practice of Project Management	3
ODYN 5333	Customer Service and Market Analysis	3
ODYN 5343	Organizational Communication	3
ODYN 5353	Global Business Practices and Ethics	3
ODYN 5383	Emerging Topics in Project Management	3

Information Management

A list of approved Information Management courses is maintained by the Department of Psychology.